The 2009 Project Management Offi ce Summit

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June 15-17, 2009 | Washington, DC
The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Optional Pre-Conference Workshop: June 15, 2009
Optional Post-Conference Workshop: June 17, 2009
The 2009
Project Management
Office Summit
Developing and Implementing a PMO to Maximize Project Efficiency
You Will Learn How To:
• Successfully Market Your PMO Internally to Engage Stakeholders and Staff
• Advance an Established and Operational PMO
• Utilize Your PMO to Mitigate Risk and Keep Your Project on Budget
• Identify and Apply PMO Measure and Metrics to Increase Success
• Featuring Two Interactive Workshops
Earn up to 18 PDUs
In Association with:
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2. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Who Pre-Conference Seminar: Monday, June 15, 2009
Pre-Conference Seminars are hands-on, interactive sessions with specially designed exercises
Should Attend: and projects that have immediate application. With this full day application session, you will
enhance your training experience by establishing a reference point of knowledge, language
and methodologies for the rest of the event. This seminar will dive deep into strategic planning
and financial management to help improve your expertise and gain knowledge of practical
tools to implement from field experts. Enrollment space is limited, so registered today to reserve
• Project Managers
your place.
• Program Managers
• Portfolio Managers 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
• Team Leaders
• Quality Assurance Personnel
9:00
• Planners
Workshop A:
• Performance Management Staff
PMO Implementation
• Program Analysts
Building your PMO can be a complicated procedure. There are many options to consider
• Project Support Staff
when creating one, and there are so many places where everything can go wrong. Being
able to learn from the mistakes of others will help increase your chances of success and
have a better understanding of the process. This workshop will address the real-life lessons
learned from implementing a PMO and how to properly go about executing a PMO in your
office successfully.
Reasons • Discover what to do and what not to do in order to create an efficient PMO in your office
• Lean how other organizations went about implementing their PMO, which strategies
worked and which did not
to Attend: • Identify problematic issues that may arise before they actually do
12:00
Lunch Break
1. Discover Best Practices to Create
a Business Case for the PMO 1:00
Seminar Continued
2. Develop Effective Staff and
Resource Your PMO for
4:00
Maximum Results
Seminar Adjourns
3. Obtain Key Strategies to Quickly
Progress with the Implementation
of Your PMO
4. Effectively Integrate Multiple
Projects with PMO Implementation
5. Identify the PMO Project Life
Cycle Framework
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3. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Day One: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
“This conference 8:30
Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration
was very helpful
9:00
and informative. It Keynote Address: Develop a Business Case for PMO Success
is going to help This keynote address will offer proven cross-industry strategies and case studies to support
the PMO business case and measure PMO effectiveness. Discover not only the benefits
me develop and of implementing a PMO but also learn to explain how to communicate these benefits to
senior executives and how to successfully drive organizational results.
implement a PMO in
10:00
my organization Break & Refreshments
Sonya Lucas, The TAC Companies 10:15
Build a World-Class Project Management Office: Implement Key
Techniques and Best-in-Class Practices
• Discuss the five maturity levels of a PMO along with each stage’s characteristics
• Review each phase’s objectives, activities, outcomes and key deliverables
• Encourage interaction and prepare your organization’s upper management for a
change of this magnitude
11:15
PMO Staff Levels: What’s the Right Amount?
• Find out what the appropriate staffing level is for your project management office
• Utilize best practice strategies for creating a staffing plan to best fit your needs
• Develop a check-list for determining how and when to adjust PMO staffing levels to
maximize end outcomes
12:15
Lunch Break
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Day One: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, Continued
1:00
Use the Work Breakdown Structure for Effective Estimating
• Understand the difference between cost estimating and cost budgeting
“Good combination • Develop an expected value process to create a defensible contingency reserve
of examples, 2:00
experiences and Develop a Preliminary Schedule
• Create a network diagram and identify the critical path
exercises used.” • Identify early and late schedules and produce a preliminary Gantt Chart
using this information
Pamela Stender, Eclipse Inc.
3:00
Construct the Network Diagram
• Monitor project timing and resources and manage the links between them
• Minimize and establish realistic project duration while maintaining overall cost
and design requirements
4:00
Day Two Adjourns
Develop an Effective Project Management
Office to Ensure Your Projects Meet Time,
Quality and Budget Standards
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5. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Post-Conference Day Two: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
8:30
Webinar Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00
Keynote Address: Advance an Established and Operational PMO:
Apply Earned Value Lessons from a Mature PMO
Management to Project Planning Being able to effectively identify various operational challenges before they arise can make
the difference in implementing a successful PMO. The team needs to discover how to ex-
In today’s turbulent economy, many
pand the role of the PMO over time and understand how to implement a PMO strategic plan
government agencies of all sizes want to
and plan for the future. This keynote address will discuss what barriers you can possibly
improve their project planning process
expect while creating a project management office and the lessons learned.
in order to stay within scope, schedule
and budget. Being able to foresee early
warning signs of performance problems has 10:00
never been more valuable. Earned Value Break & Refreshments
Management is a project management
technique for measuring project progress in
10:15
an objective manner and is known to be very
Utilize Your Project Management Office to Mitigate Risk
effective when properly implemented.
• Discover how to best manage risk awareness, contingency
Our Earned Value Management webinar
planning, impact analysis and issue management
will highlight the leading innovations in EVM
• Learn to deal with all aspects of risk management and discover how they are best
and teach you how to manage and report
handled
project data and enhance performance.
Learn to discover the warning signs for • Find out how PMOs can assist in mitigating risks
underperforming projects and improve the
definition of project scope, prevent scope
11:15
creep and effectively communicate your
Successfully Market Your PMO
progress to stakeholders.
• Recognize that it is your job as a director to market your PMO and institute a change that
During this webinar you will learn:
everyone can accept
• Earned Value Overview • Understand that no matter what your PMO maturity level is, you must create and sustain a
project culture within the organization
• Standard EVM terminology
• Learn to help build consistency across your organization and get everyone onboard
• How EVM provides powerful information
about your project
12:15
• To strategically apply performance metrics
to predict end outcomes Conference Adjourns
• Innovative techniques for enhancing
project execution
• Identify the warning signs for
underperforming projects
• Essential features of any EVM
Implementation
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PDUs Post-Conference Workshops:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
1:15
Post-Conference Workshops:
Post-Conference Seminars are practical, supplementary application sessions which incorporate
and review tools, techniques and methods presented during the event. Participants will obtain a
®
further understanding of how to use newly acquire tools and cutting-edge strategies to improve
PMI Registered Education Provider strategic planning and financial management performance. Through group exercises and
scenario-based learning, you’ll walk away with the expertise and resources needed for immedi-
PDUs: 9 for the conference, and 6
ate and practical application. Enrollment space is limited, so registered today to reserve your
for the Pre-Conference Seminar, 3
place.
for Post Conference Workshop
The Performance Institute has been The ABCs of OPM3
reviewed and approved as a provider of
OPM3 provides requirements for assessing and developing capabilities in portfolio, program,
project management training by the Project
and project management, helping organizations to advance organizational strategies through
Management Institute. As a PMI Registered
projects. It contains three different elements to help enhance results elements - a knowledge
Education Provider (R.E.P), The Performance
foundation, assessment, and improvement. The purpose of the OPM3 model is to enable orga-
Institute has agreed to abide by PMI
nizations to assess and accordingly improve their project, program, and portfolio management
established quality assurance criteria.
capabilities. By attending this workshop you will be able to:
“PMI” and the PMI logo are service and
• Review the OPM3 Structure and terminology used in the OPM3 standard
trademarks registered in the United States
and other nations; “PMP” is a certification • Obtain ideas on how the OPM3 can used based on the PM role
mark registered in the United States and
• Gain a thorough understanding of the process steps needed for OPM3 Implementation
other nations; “PMBOK” and “CAPM”
• Review the necessary requirements for full OPM 3 certification
are trademarks registered in the United
States and other nations by the Project
4:15
Management Institute, Inc., which is not
affiliated with The Performance Institute. Workshop Adjourns
Earning PMI Credits
The Performance Institute is a Registered
Education Provider of The Project
Ensure That All Projects Are Aligned with
Management Institute. All of our project
management trainings, conferences and
Organizational Processes
webinars offer credits to help you take the
PMP Exam or stay accredited with PMI.
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7. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
Sponsorship In-House Training
One of the more popular vehicles for accessing the Institute’s educational offerings is the
Opportunities delivery of on-site trainings and management facilitations. Bringing a training or facilitation
in-house gives you the opportunity to customize a program that addresses your exact
challenges and provides a more personal learning experience, while virtually eliminating
travel expenses. Whether you require training for a small group or for an organizational-
wide initiative, the advanced learning methods employed by The Performance Institute will
As a conference and training create an intimate training atmosphere that maximizes knowledge transfer to enhance the
provider, The Performance Institute is talent within your organization.
an expert in bringing together leaders Customization:
to share and discuss best practices We realize that not all obstacles can be overcome by applying an “off-the-shelf solution”.
While many training providers will offer you some variation of their standard training,
and innovations. We connect
The Performance Institute’s subject matter experts will work with you and your team to
decision-makers with respected examine your programs and determine your exact areas of need. The identification of real
life examples will create a learning atmosphere that resonates with participants while at
solution providers.
the same time providing immediate return on your training investment. Using interactive
exercises that employ actual projects or scenarios from your organization, instructors can
address specific challenges and align the curriculum of each session to your objectives.
The Institute offers four different pre-
While the majority of on-site trainings are focused on smaller groups, The Performance
designed sponsorship packages: institute also has the ability to accommodate organizational-wide training initiatives.
Utilizing multiple instructors, The Institute has the capacity to deliver courses to groups of
up to 300 participants per day.
• Event Co-Sponsor
Areas of expertise:
• Session Sponsor On-site delivery of single courses, certification programs and entire packages of
specialized courses are available in the following areas:
• Luncheon Sponsor Strategic Planning
Performance Measurement
• Exhibit Booth Sponsor
Project Management
Lean Six Sigma
For more information on sponsorships Workforce Management
Performance-Based Budgeting
or to get started, contact Jessica
Performance-Based Contracting
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PerformanceWeb.org Program Evaluation
Administrative Management
Leadership and Change
For more information about in-house training options available to you, please contact
Mark Bryan at 703-894-0481 x 225 or email him at Bryan@PerformanceWeb.org.
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8. The 2009 Project Management Office Summit
REGISTRATION
Venue & Hotel
1. ONLINE at www.PerformanceWeb.org
The 2009 Project Management Office Summit will be hosted at The Performance Institute’s
2. VIA FAX to 703-894-0482
training center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line
3. VIA PHONE to 703-894-0481
of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building for $10/day.
4. VIA MAIL to 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Sixth Floor Arlington, VA 22201
Continental breakfast and refreshments will be provided for delegates on each day.
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